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A worker from the city emergency response team checks isolation tents at a basketball court inside the Quezon Memorial Circle that will serve as a quarantine facility for people showing symptoms of COVID-19 following the enhanced community quarantine in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. For most people the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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The Latest: Italy tops 69,000 coronavirus cases
March 24, 2020 11:04 a.m.

The Latest: Italy tops 69,000 coronavirus cases

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 400,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 103,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.